Of course someone will die. The question is "will Tony die?" I'm open to any ending, except one in which the show turns out to be a dream (think Newhart). Also, I hope there are no loose ends at the end of the finale.
Guy, are you speaking out of knowledge or are you guessing?
Repeal I stating this with the kind of certainty I am going to wish I had when I am in Vegas in a couple of weeks. So let me repost it....
Phil is killed by Benny @ a gas station. Paulie is promoted to boss
(no kidding). Tony is with the family in the end. Sil's heartbeat
monitor goes flat. Tony sees Junior and there is a reconciliation of
sorts.
Now I am not sure but there is suppose to be a scene
with Tony and Agent Harris @ the airport...hmmm. but anyway it ends
with the family together.
So no...Tony does NOT die.
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My wife is REALLY mad at me because I blurted out Tony doesnt die...........I should have kept my mouth shut........oh well, my rose garden has a lot of lovely blooms right now..............that should do it....LOL
I would suggest lying to her but why waste stored bonus points on this one when far more heady matters call for bonus point usage in a marriage heh heh.
Imperioli is going to do well with movies if he goes to the big screen.
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I tried but failed.....she wouldn't buy it , so I told her if he didn't die I would shoot him myself....LOL......and I have plans with her later anyway.....ahem........
I agree Imperioli will do great on the big screen......I really liked him when he filled in on Law and Order, as Detective Falco.....I thought he was great in that role.
Phil is killed by Benny @ a gas station. Paulie is promoted to boss (no kidding). Tony is with the family in the end. Sil's heartbeat monitor goes flat. Tony sees Junior and there is a reconciliation of sorts.
Now I am not sure but there is suppose to be a scene with Tony and Agent Harris @ the airport...hmmm. but anyway it ends with the family together. Love ya!!!!!!
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Have never seen the program and could care less. This reminds me of going away on spring break with a couple of buddies back in 1984 (?) and the first night we're there, they stayed in and watched the last episode of M*A*S*H. I was pi$$ed off.
This rates right up there with the knuckleheads who take sports seriously or the dopes who frequent the movies. They lead such empty lives that they fill their time with this drivel. I say this having once made a living playing professional sports.
Your best bet is to trash your TV. There little to nothing worth watching on it.
LOL you have to watch "American Inventor". There is this gaymosexual guy on there with this "invention" if you wish of a stuffed doll of sorts called, I think, "Comfort Buddy" that repeats..."It's gonna be alright" or "Everything is going to be alright" I forget exactly but the man is hilariously homoeccentric and the one British Judge who nixed him last year is aghast that he got voted to go on this year.
Anyway, when you posted and I read, "someone needs a hug" I thought of this and cracked up. And I typed this quickly without editing so I hope it makes sense.
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OMG! I remember that one. Talk about weird!!! Is that show coming back? I felt like I was the only one who watched it. Ratings were low. And did you mean metrosexual, homosexual or gaymosexual? Never heard gaymosexual b4, but assume that means gay.
------------------------------------------------------------- Take it easy! We're not making a western here. ~ Uncle Junior
I put my TV on the curb in 1988. My life is much richer without it.
But... I must confess that it was due to an addiction to "info". I would watch whatever was on, regardless of content, until the wee hours of the morning every night. Just to get my info ingestation fix.
So now, I am plagued by blogs. Ugh, when am I going to put this laptop in the trash! Maybe I need to see Melfi!
I have a co-worker here at work that hasn't watched TV in almost 10 years and she says her life is better without it. I mentioned to her that Paris Hilton went back to jail Friday and she was like - who is she? And odd thing was, I didn't know how to answer her question because, really, WHO is Paris? LOL She's a rich heiress who parties. That's about it. Why is she so famous? Why do we care?
I watch too much TV, that's for sure. I'm not ready to throw my TV to the curb though. I can't imagine my life without TV, a car, my cell phone or my computer. I shudder at the very thought of it. Eeek!! But good for you though!! Depressing things on TV all the time. Doesn't do our lives any good except escape life for a while, which you can do online as well. So kudos!!
------------------------------------------------------------- Take it easy! We're not making a western here. ~ Uncle Junior
Clearly you care, otherwise why did you post in this thread? I don't care about soap operas, but that doesn't mean I go on soap opera threads and tell everyone that I don't like soap operas. If you don't like The Sopranos, that's fine. Go live your life, leave us and go to a thread that's discussing an issue that interests you.
I stopped watching the Sopranos a few years ago when it got very boring and I was canceling my HBO subscription anyway because of Bill Maher.
But if I were betting on this ending, I would look at the Godfather movie on family transition. I think Paulie Walnuts is secretly tied in with the NY gang and wacks Tony because he was never shown enough respect. But then Paulie is wacked by Tony's son A.J. who then takes over the family business - for the same reason Michael Cordileone got involved when he saw his father shot.
But given how boring this show had been before I tuned out I would not be surprised if nothing happened and they all went on their merry way.
Actually Paulie Walnuts get promotion to boss and Tony tells him he is glad to be Consigliere to Paulie. You are right though, after season 3 it got weirder and even this last season has been too slow and disappointing. But the end is finally here and in two hours or so we will all know.
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Sopranos boring? OMG! Only episode I thought was boring was In Camelot, where Tony gets to know his dad's old mistress. She was a nutcase and boring as hell. But other than that, Sopranos rocks! I initially hated the "ending" last night, but the more I rewatched it and thought about it, I thought it was brilliant. Tony was whacked and didn't even see it coming. Brilliant.
------------------------------------------------------------- Take it easy! We're not making a western here. ~ Uncle Junior
I've only seen the show twice (by chance) and didn't know the nuances of the storyline but found it very entertaining, riveting even, and I'm not much of a TV watcher. I found the undercurrent of unethical people judging each other in an ethical manner intriguing. Great stuff.
One day I'll rent the entire series from beginning to end...when I can spare the headspace of allowing these people in, and deal with the consequences of it all filtering through my mind.
Need to watch it again. Actually, the tension at the end was spectacular.
As for the music, think about the brilliance in how it began and ended. At the beginning, everybody's hearing Vanilla Fudge's "Keep Me Hangin' On." Nice.
At the end, "Don't Stop Believin." Very clever, dontcha think?
Finally, consider the poignant beauty in the show just ending without some tying-up-all-loose-ends climax. In the end, the Phil issue has been resolved, but Tony -- or somebody -- is about to get subpoenaed. Yet, they're all just sitting down to eat dinner as if nothing serious is going on. Why? Because this has been their life for years, and nothing has changed.
Is this a set-up for a film? Maybe, although Gandolfini has said he's against it. Regardless, from the beginning, this was supposed to be a realistic portrayal of Mafia life in the 21st century. From the way Chase ended it, life goes on.
With that in mind, it might have been better if Tony played the Taking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" in the restaurant at the end...same as it ever was. Of course, maybe that would have been too obvious. ns
I really liked the music in this one. Little Feat is one of my all time favorite band's...."All that you dream" was great....and did I detect Grand Funk Railroad as Phil pulled up to the fuel island?
I didn't want it all wrapped up in a pretty package....but it felt more like a regular episode than a series finale. I was glad to not see any dream sequences though....I'm really beginning to hate those.
Good thing I had HBO on, or I would've missed it...thinking it was on at 10:00.
I think that was the point. Are there any climaxes in life, except for the sexual ones? Marvelous climaxes that tie everything together are for our convenience and entertainment. However, it's really not like life, is it?
I don't know. This season, every episode had to be watched at least twice to understand it. Like so many this year, this installment might grow on you. ns
Yeah, I've been cruising down the road of musical nostaglia myself this weekend. Grand Funk was a band I had a great deal of respect for, but, as they were a little before my time, I never had the opportunity to catch them live. After all, live performance is what seperates those that can play from those who pretend they can, or wish they could, which brings me to these guys:
I am (along with my little brother) going to see Rushthis Wednesday night, in what may very well be the last trip around the horn for them. They are the last real musical connection to my childhood, as most of the other bands I grew up with are pretty much gone now.
This will be the 15th time (+/-) I have seen them play live. I have broken out my entire Rush CD collection (which I replaced in its entirety a few years back when Neil Peart digitally re-mastered all of their recordings) and have been driving everyone around me nuts playing the heck out of them, particularly the live material, which is better than most band's studio efforts. :-)
As a big fan of the show, I'm a tad disappointed with the last episode. One of the hallmarks of the show was it's unpredictable outcome... but the last espisode left me feeling a little empty. But I gotta say... what a great run for a great, one of a kind show.
Typical pushers...get you hooked and then start dealing you diluted and cut junk! It was a slow last go. I can tell you that there is a ton of footage left over. The flatline scence of Sil was in until the very last and it wasn't shown.
Of course the good stuff they'll push when it is box office time in 4-5 years and everyone needs/wants some more money.
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It was worse than a let down. They built the entire last scene as a hit, plus the never-ending scenes of Meadow trying to park the stupid car, the guy at the bar, carefully walking to the bathroom..... Then nothing.
It looked like there was more footage, but then nothing. Could there have been a true ending that was removed by HBO and/or David Chase for some reason? Except for Phil being whacked (then squished), there was nothing other than loose ends. Does Tony get indicted? What happens to Phil's crew? What happens to Silvio? This is one of the worst endings to a TV series ever!
That is because...it ISN'T THE END. Sil was filmed with his heartbeat monitor going flat and was there until apparently the last minute and wound up on the floor as well. But it is not the end.
But this ending was for the Bistro Critics and the Entertainment Elites who tomorrow are going to claim it was clever...not! But some people like their coffee cold.
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I was sooooooo disappointed, quite frankly it sucked, it left us all hanging. This was supposed complete closure to the series. BTW, my wife forgave me.......she agree's it sucks. Cheers, BEG.
I thought it was very clever. The tension in the burger joint has you watching everyone, knowing a hit can come at any minute. Everyone is looked at with suspicion; the guy with the ball cap who walked in, the guy at the bar... everyone! This is what Tony sees and will have to go through for the rest of his life. While tony is a survivor, for now, he will constantly be looking over his shoulder for that hit that may or may not ever come. The viewer got to see life through Tony's eyes. Even a simple night out with the family at a burger joint can endanger your life.
Life goes on for Tony, but it's not a life I would want because everything he does is life threatening.
OR...
Tony got whacked. Remeber "You never see it coming"? The final seen was viewed through Tony's eyes. How else do you show someone getting whacked when they "never saw it coming"?
Whichever it is, it is up to the viewer to decide.
If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. --George Orwell
On the 19:41 post I told you to “not be surprised if nothing happened and they all went on their merry way” since the show had become a bore anyway over the last few seasons.
hehe ... the cat staring at the picture of christopher stole the show ... the tilt-of-the-head and the token "meow" was classic ... as well as the part when it plopped itself next to paulie outside satriale's.
my initial disappointment in the "cut-off" that ended the show, i look back and thought it was extremely exhilarating to experience the huge build-up, expecting meadow to walk in, only to see the rest of her family being shot to death ... i'm sure everyone watching the ending was expecting the worse ... then ... nothing. wow, what a classic ending. people will be talking "what if's" for years ... just like the Pine Barrens episode.
Exactly. Or, what about that episode last season when Chris is at that restaurant in the country, and you're sure he's about to get whacked. Very Hitchcockian. ns
You're right...I was so nonplussed that I'd overlooked the cat.
When I saw him stare at the photo of Christopher...I'm thinking, "Wow, Morris joins the Sopranos".
Personally, I think Meadow sits down next to Tony, and the hit doesn't go down. That is, if it was a hit at all. As you say....the "what ifs" will be endless.
My take is that the last scene is viewed from Tony's perspective, he's watching Meadow come through the door as ball-cap guy emerges from the bathroom and puts one in his head.
Remember last week when Bobby died Tony flashed back to a conversation they had while fishing where it was agreed that the one that gets you, you won't see coming.
Soooooooooooooo disappointed in the way the show ended. 80-some episodes and this was the best they could come up with? Watching the show this evening it felt like the entire cast was tired of the whole thing and didn't really give a rat's ass how it ended. That's gratitude for ya.
I haven't watched this episode, but I'm glad to see so many Sopranos fans here, and to all of you I'll now gently point-out the obvious...The Sopranos couldn't have ever happened over the "public" airwaves under the censorious, expensive-to-taxpayers regime of the FCC. This show -- this art, in essence -- was only possible because someone took a risk that people like you would gladly chose every month to pay for uncensored content over cable, an unregulated medium, in addition to the taxes we all don't get to choose to pay every year to keep the FCC regulating content on other media. Think about it... JMR
Sarc, thanks for pointing out that the current system IS working. Those who want to see shows like the Sopranos can do so by paying for them. The "public" in general has a watchdog for the public airways that keeps the "F" bomb off the TV so that 5 year olds don't have to come running to Mommy and Daddy crying "Mommy! Vinney just got f***ing whacked!!!
Yeah, I know Mommy and Daddy suck as parents because they let the kids watch such a show. But hey, as far as they knew...the kids were watching f***ing Goofy & Mickey when Dad went out to mow the grass and Mom started making lunch!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it."MM says...
If it truly "is" working, well, see the other thread above-linked. The free marketplace gave you video art like The Sopranos IN SPITE OF, and not in any way because of, what big government does via a bloated and corrupt FCC to the tragedy-of-the-commons called "public" airwaves. Once again, socialism doesn't work because if everyone owns something, nobody cares about it. It doesn't matter if the property in question is land or spectrum, the result is the same -- a worse environment in every sense of the word. JMR
I admit the ending was a disappointment but it still had pretty good content. after all there is very few mob shows that can climb to the heights of a Goodfellas or godfather. Its also special to me because of the locations that are all around me in nj. The restraunt in the final scene is basically just a little ice cream parlor in Bloomfield nj that i have gone to a lot since 1964. they also serve burgers & fries blt's etc and the they dont have any juke box's. I loved hearing the band vanilla fudge from the early 60's. every time i tried to point these little things out to my wife i was abruptly told to shut up-- I think the show was a huge hit because of gandolfini. without him it would be like All in The family without carrol o'connor
And the blogosphere is busy dissecting every final moment, with some wanting to see profundity in the screen going black because of Tony's conversation with Bobby -- you wouldn't even know it had happened: everything would just go black. Or making a game of the foreshadowing moments -- the jukebox song below "Don't Stop Believing" was "Any Way You Want It".
I don’t know what all the whining is about. For starters, expecting “closure” to 6 seasons of unresolved issues from a 55 minute finale is naïve at best. Did anyone actually believe the missing Pine-Barrens Russian would walk through the diner door to settle the score? Or Tony would appear at work at the Newark Dept. of Sanitation and tell his follow garbagemen Pauly, Chris, Bobby and Silvio, “Boy, you wouldn’t believe the F’in dream I had last night?” Could the open ending be a setup for an upcoming movie (“Oh, the movie never ends -- It goes on and on and on and on” – Don’t Stop Believing) or a special deluxe DVD set with 3 alternate endings? Was Chase telling us that the NY-NJ thing WAS settled, but for the rest of his life T will need to look over his shoulder?
Or, and here’s where my money goes until I get to see it a 2nd time, did TV’s most solipsistic character, after seeing his life pass before him reading song-titles from the jukebox, take one in the side of the head from Members Only Boy returning from the bathroom and everything “faded to black” for the show as it did for the guy who, as Chrissy once said, thinks everything belongs to him?
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Well, I think when people get an opportunity to see this again, they might come away with a different conclusion. After all, consider the poignant beauty of the final scene. Was there ever a scene in the previous episodes with that much tension? I don't think it's close. I was sweating bullets the whole time.
Also, why that restaurant? I don't believe there's been one scene with the family in that restaurant. And, what's the significance of them meeting in a '50s style diner, with Tony thumbing through song selections on an old-fashioned, at the table jukebox likely evoking memories of his past?
Furthermore, what was the deal with that cat and Chrissy's picture? And, given the problems that Chris and Paulie always had, it certainly was no coincidence that the only one who didn't like the cat was indeed Paulie, even though the cat seemed to like him. Great stuff.
Finally, I'm going to have to watch the earlier episode this season at Bobby's country home, but if they indeed spoke about being hit, and not even knowing it because the screen would just turn black, this really was a marvelous way to end the show as that scene represents truly delicious foreshadowing.
The more I'm thinking about this episode, and the way it closed, the more I'm liking it. ns
2 other issues. I wondered how the cat got from the Bing to Satriani’s. If you recall, when Paulie was concerned with the cat staring at Crissy’s pic on the wall, T suggested that a Rat had crawled into the wall and died. When T leaves, the cat walks over and stares at Paulie (Is he the Rat?).
Also, I thought I had noticed the name Nick Leotardo in the credits as one of those in the diner. I need to check the Tivo, but if it was the Members Only dude, then I’d say case closed, no? BTW - It appears that there’s now some buzz that it was actually Nikki Leotardo (Phil’s nephew).
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
I just watched it again, and I don't believe the cat was ever at the Bing. I think that's Satriale's right from the start.
Checked credits, and it was Patty Leotardo.
Finally, when you watch it again, watch the final season in slow motion so that you can see all the titles in the jukebox. Besides the ones already mentioned, "Ive Got to be Me," "In a Lonely Place," "Only the Strong Survive," "Victim of Love," "This Magic Moment," "I'm Alive," "Somewhere in the Night," "Who Will You Run To," and "Magic Man (Live)." Also, even though he's turning the pages, the same songs are continually showing up. When he finally chooses "Don't Stop Believin'," the selection is "K1."
Delicious.
Lastly, of course the screen just goes black, because as this has always been from his perspective, when he gets taken out, it's over. How can we see anything else if his eyes are now closed due to his being dead.
Song Lyrics - Don't Stop Believin'
Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world She took the midnight train goin' anywhere... Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit He took the midnight train goin' anywhere...
A singer in a smoky room, The smell of wine and cheap perfume For a smile they can share the night It goes on and on and on and on...
Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard Their shadows searching in the night Streetlight people, living just to find emotion Hiding, somewhere in the night
Working hard to get my fill, Everybody wants a thrill Payin' anything to roll the dice, Just one more time
Some will win, some will lose Some were born to sing the blues Oh, the movie never ends It goes on and on and on and on
Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlight people
Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlight people
Don't stop believin' Hold on to the feelin' Streetlight people
Marvelous stuff that will eventually be appreciated in time as the best final episode of anything ever on television. ns
But as I pointed out last night....Grand Funk Railroad right before Phil got his head smushed....was a genius move!
And Little Feat...."All that you Dream"....which, I suspect may be the entire guts of the story. Interestling enough...no one pursued it today. I thought it was kind of a seminal moment....Tony pursuing his "dreams"....this with Junior...which, as I think about it, was a rather interesting moment.
Tony, after all, was a dreamer.
It doesn't matter one iota that his dreams were cut short by his bad behaviour and getting his life cut short in the diner. Which, I believe, is what happened.
Don't you remember his conversation w/Bobby...it's the one that you don't see coming that gets you?
Having said that, Noel....you're spot on (as usual). The Sopranos, (unlike the MsM) requires a second and third look to decipher.
I suppose I shall have to buy the entire series, and watch it again... to get it...but that was a really fun last episode. The more I think about it (and hear about it, i.e. on news radio)...the more brilliant it becomes. I'm liking it better by the minute.
What Grand Funk song were they playing? I don't recall. Here are the lyrics to the Little Feat piece:
I've been down, but not like this before Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
All, all that you dream Comes through shinin silver lining Clouds, clouds change the scene Rain starts washing all these cautions Right into your life, makes you realize Just what is true, what else can you do You just follow the rule Keep your eyes on the road that's ahead of you
I've been down, but not like this before Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
All of the good, good times were ours In the land of milk and honey And time, time adds its scars Rainy days they turn to sunny ones Livin' the life, livin' the life lovin' everyone
I've been down, but not like this before Can't be 'round this kind of show no more I've been down, but not like this before Can't be 'round this kind of show no more
I have about three or four different versions of this song....and Little Feat is probably my favorite of all time.
As you said last nite, I shall have to watch it again....but the GFR song was as Phil was pulling up to the pumps (before the big squish)....sorry, I've been at work all day, and haven't had a chance to review it. I'll watch it again...and get back to you.
Now....for a Little Feat trivia quiz....Mercenary Territory....wish you knew the Stooooory! LOL.
Tony got whacked last nite....and Noel...you were spot-on...it was brilliant. The more I think about the last episode (and yes, I was one of the 98 percent who freaked at the stupid "CABLE" going out at such a delicate moment, DAMMIT)...the more I know you were exactly correct about this last season...I just watched it....waiting for entertainment, instead of really watching.
Silly me, I'm a tad tired, and like my TV to be entertaining. But, upon second, third, and fifth review...I'm sure I'll think it's brilliant.
Rotten, Noel...you're making me think when I'd rather not!
That's been the point of this program since day one, although I must admit I didn't start watching it until the second season at the virtual gunpoint of my brother. Brothers are pretty cool, dontcha think?
Watched this episode for the third time, and the song playing in the car as Phil gets killed is Vanilla Fudge's "Keep Me Hangin' On," which, as you know, was important throughout this episode. Couldn't find Grand Funk. Doesn't mean it's not there, just couldn't find it.
That said, after watching it for a third time, I'm more convinced of its brilliance. These last four episodes have been shocking. Absolutely delicious. Those that are carping and whining have totally missed the beauty of this program, and only saw the violence.
This is similar to the folks that think the fighting in a hockey game is what makes the sport interesting.
What can I say? I prefer the skating, the passing, and the scoring. ns
Well, the Sopranos, in toto, was a really fun run. And when the whole box set comes out...shall reside in my library.
I was just kind of an average viewer....watched it to see what happened.
But the more I think about the "end", and hear people yack about it (trust me when I tell you, there was BIG BUZZ) I love the ending. Particularly the big black out.
Ducks>>>>>Big Black Out. A modern mafia tale. LOL!
The end was classic. I suppose I was just in a state of shock after seeing it. But, upon reflection....perfection.
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I have a feeling someone di
June 10, 2007 - 16:55 ET by ckc1227I have a feeling someone dies.
I have a feeling someone dies
June 10, 2007 - 16:59 ET byI have a feeling someone dies.
and someone lives
while someone cries
Be More Specific
June 10, 2007 - 17:21 ET by Repeal 16-17Of course someone will die. The question is "will Tony die?" I'm open to any ending, except one in which the show turns out to be a dream (think Newhart). Also, I hope there are no loose ends at the end of the finale.
Guy, are you speaking out of knowledge or are you guessing?
R16-17...I am telling you with strong-handed certainty..Sopranos
June 10, 2007 - 18:36 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasRepeal I stating this with the kind of certainty I am going to wish I had when I am in Vegas in a couple of weeks. So let me repost it....
Phil is killed by Benny @ a gas station. Paulie is promoted to boss
(no kidding). Tony is with the family in the end. Sil's heartbeat
monitor goes flat. Tony sees Junior and there is a reconciliation of
sorts.
Now I am not sure but there is suppose to be a scene
with Tony and Agent Harris @ the airport...hmmm. but anyway it ends
with the family together.
So no...Tony does NOT die.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Guy, My wife is REALLY mad
June 10, 2007 - 19:35 ET by BEGRUNTGuy,
My wife is REALLY mad at me because I blurted out Tony doesnt die...........I should have kept my mouth shut........oh well, my rose garden has a lot of lovely blooms right now..............that should do it....LOL
Hey BEGRUNT
June 10, 2007 - 19:41 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasI would suggest lying to her but why waste stored bonus points on this one when far more heady matters call for bonus point usage in a marriage heh heh.
Imperioli is going to do well with movies if he goes to the big screen.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Guy,I tried but failed.....sh
June 10, 2007 - 19:47 ET by BEGRUNTGuy,
I tried but failed.....she wouldn't buy it , so I told her if he didn't die I would shoot him myself....LOL......and I have plans with her later anyway.....ahem........
I agree Imperioli will do great on the big screen......I really liked him when he filled in on Law and Order, as Detective Falco.....I thought he was great in that role.
Sopranos
June 10, 2007 - 17:01 ET by Noel SheppardOkay, I'll get this started.
My final episode day began rather extraordinarily, as I woke up to find a family of ducks in my pool.
I'm not kidding. ns
And what time is your appoi
June 10, 2007 - 17:31 ET by BlondeAnd what time is your appointment with Dr. Melfi, Noel?
Blonde
June 10, 2007 - 17:33 ET by Noel SheppardB,
10PM EST. :-) ns
Noel
June 10, 2007 - 17:43 ET by BlondeD'OH! Of course....silly me.
Maybe Tony and the lovely Dr. M will hook up.
Whichever way it goes, I'm sure we'll all be left wanting more.
NS
June 10, 2007 - 18:31 ET by SportPoliticsYou will always remember what happened the last day of The Sopranos. lol -
Excuse my ignorance but what network and what time CST ? I cannot find it listed.
ps -purported spoilers
HBO 9PM CST
June 10, 2007 - 18:37 ET by Pragmatic-ManHBO 9PM Central
(my girlfriend has a TV)
Sporty,It's on HBO.
June 10, 2007 - 18:37 ET by BlondeSporty,
It's on HBO.
You too Noel ?.......Mine are
June 10, 2007 - 19:51 ET by BEGRUNTYou too Noel ?.......Mine are there every day. Cute, but dirty.........my pool man doesnt appreciate their leftovers......
Ahhh....ducks in your pool?
June 11, 2007 - 11:53 ET by whatajoyAhhh....ducks in your pool? How cute! I love Tony and animals/pets. He turns into a little 10 year old boy. So cute!!!
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Here's the Soprano's Spoiler CONFIRMED! Read @ your own risk!!
June 10, 2007 - 17:19 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasPhil is killed by Benny @ a gas station. Paulie is promoted to boss (no kidding). Tony is with the family in the end. Sil's heartbeat monitor goes flat. Tony sees Junior and there is a reconciliation of sorts.
Now I am not sure but there is suppose to be a scene with Tony and Agent Harris @ the airport...hmmm. but anyway it ends with the family together. Love ya!!!!!!
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Who gives two flips.Have neve
June 10, 2007 - 17:36 ET by ncstevemWho gives two flips.
Have never seen the program and could care less. This reminds me of going away on spring break with a couple of buddies back in 1984 (?) and the first night we're there, they stayed in and watched the last episode of M*A*S*H. I was pi$$ed off.
This rates right up there with the knuckleheads who take sports seriously or the dopes who frequent the movies. They lead such empty lives that they fill their time with this drivel. I say this having once made a living playing professional sports.
Your best bet is to trash your TV. There little to nothing worth watching on it.
Sounds like someone needs a h
June 10, 2007 - 17:43 ET by UphillSounds like someone needs a hug.
LOL
June 10, 2007 - 17:52 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasLOL you have to watch "American Inventor". There is this gaymosexual guy on there with this "invention" if you wish of a stuffed doll of sorts called, I think, "Comfort Buddy" that repeats..."It's gonna be alright" or "Everything is going to be alright" I forget exactly but the man is hilariously homoeccentric and the one British Judge who nixed him last year is aghast that he got voted to go on this year.
Anyway, when you posted and I read, "someone needs a hug" I thought of this and cracked up. And I typed this quickly without editing so I hope it makes sense.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
OMG! I remember that one.
June 11, 2007 - 11:56 ET by whatajoyOMG! I remember that one. Talk about weird!!! Is that show coming back? I felt like I was the only one who watched it. Ratings were low. And did you mean metrosexual, homosexual or gaymosexual? Never heard gaymosexual b4, but assume that means gay.
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threw the TV out in 1988
June 10, 2007 - 18:04 ET by Pragmatic-ManI put my TV on the curb in 1988. My life is much richer without it.
But... I must confess that it was due to an addiction to "info". I would watch whatever was on, regardless of content, until the wee hours of the morning every night. Just to get my info ingestation fix.
So now, I am plagued by blogs. Ugh, when am I going to put this laptop in the trash! Maybe I need to see Melfi!
I have a co-worker here at wo
June 11, 2007 - 12:00 ET by whatajoyI have a co-worker here at work that hasn't watched TV in almost 10 years and she says her life is better without it. I mentioned to her that Paris Hilton went back to jail Friday and she was like - who is she? And odd thing was, I didn't know how to answer her question because, really, WHO is Paris? LOL She's a rich heiress who parties. That's about it. Why is she so famous? Why do we care?
I watch too much TV, that's for sure. I'm not ready to throw my TV to the curb though. I can't imagine my life without TV, a car, my cell phone or my computer. I shudder at the very thought of it. Eeek!! But good for you though!! Depressing things on TV all the time. Doesn't do our lives any good except escape life for a while, which you can do online as well. So kudos!!
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Obviously You Do
June 10, 2007 - 18:05 ET by Repeal 16-17Clearly you care, otherwise why did you post in this thread? I don't care about soap operas, but that doesn't mean I go on soap opera threads and tell everyone that I don't like soap operas. If you don't like The Sopranos, that's fine. Go live your life, leave us and go to a thread that's discussing an issue that interests you.
"Your best bet is to t
June 11, 2007 - 21:24 ET by MC Rove"Your best bet is to trash your TV"
-----and replace it with commenting rude derisive invectives on internet blogs. so much more wholesome. hipocrite.
Where's balboa ?
June 10, 2007 - 18:24 ET by SportPoliticsWhere's balboa ?
Why isn't he here already ?
I stopped watching the Sopran
June 10, 2007 - 18:41 ET by Gat New YorkI stopped watching the Sopranos a few years ago when it got very boring and I was canceling my HBO subscription anyway because of Bill Maher.
But if I were betting on this ending, I would look at the Godfather movie on family transition. I think Paulie Walnuts is secretly tied in with the NY gang and wacks Tony because he was never shown enough respect. But then Paulie is wacked by Tony's son A.J. who then takes over the family business - for the same reason Michael Cordileone got involved when he saw his father shot.
But given how boring this show had been before I tuned out I would not be surprised if nothing happened and they all went on their merry way.
NYGat
June 10, 2007 - 18:51 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasActually Paulie Walnuts get promotion to boss and Tony tells him he is glad to be Consigliere to Paulie. You are right though, after season 3 it got weirder and even this last season has been too slow and disappointing. But the end is finally here and in two hours or so we will all know.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Sopranos boring? OMG! Onl
June 11, 2007 - 12:02 ET by whatajoySopranos boring? OMG! Only episode I thought was boring was In Camelot, where Tony gets to know his dad's old mistress. She was a nutcase and boring as hell. But other than that, Sopranos rocks! I initially hated the "ending" last night, but the more I rewatched it and thought about it, I thought it was brilliant. Tony was whacked and didn't even see it coming. Brilliant.
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I've only seen the show twice
June 10, 2007 - 19:51 ET by Atomic CrusaderI've only seen the show twice (by chance) and didn't know the nuances of the storyline but found it very entertaining, riveting even, and I'm not much of a TV watcher. I found the undercurrent of unethical people judging each other in an ethical manner intriguing. Great stuff.
One day I'll rent the entire series from beginning to end...when I can spare the headspace of allowing these people in, and deal with the consequences of it all filtering through my mind.
Sopranos is starting now.9:00
June 10, 2007 - 20:07 ET by BlondeSopranos is starting now.
9:00 eastern....not ten.
I'm out.
Well, that was odd...and a pe
June 10, 2007 - 21:08 ET by BlondeWell, that was odd...and a perfect set up for a theatrical movie, which I think is a big cop out. The whole thing was kind of a let down, IMO.
The music was great, though. Loved Little Feat.
Blonde
June 10, 2007 - 21:19 ET by Noel SheppardB,
Need to watch it again. Actually, the tension at the end was spectacular.
As for the music, think about the brilliance in how it began and ended. At the beginning, everybody's hearing Vanilla Fudge's "Keep Me Hangin' On." Nice.
At the end, "Don't Stop Believin." Very clever, dontcha think?
Finally, consider the poignant beauty in the show just ending without some tying-up-all-loose-ends climax. In the end, the Phil issue has been resolved, but Tony -- or somebody -- is about to get subpoenaed. Yet, they're all just sitting down to eat dinner as if nothing serious is going on. Why? Because this has been their life for years, and nothing has changed.
Is this a set-up for a film? Maybe, although Gandolfini has said he's against it. Regardless, from the beginning, this was supposed to be a realistic portrayal of Mafia life in the 21st century. From the way Chase ended it, life goes on.
With that in mind, it might have been better if Tony played the Taking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" in the restaurant at the end...same as it ever was. Of course, maybe that would have been too obvious. ns
Noel,I really liked the music
June 10, 2007 - 21:24 ET by BlondeNoel,
I really liked the music in this one. Little Feat is one of my all time favorite band's...."All that you dream" was great....and did I detect Grand Funk Railroad as Phil pulled up to the fuel island?
I didn't want it all wrapped up in a pretty package....but it felt more like a regular episode than a series finale. I was glad to not see any dream sequences though....I'm really beginning to hate those.
Good thing I had HBO on, or I would've missed it...thinking it was on at 10:00.
Blonde
June 10, 2007 - 21:31 ET by Noel SheppardB,
I think that was the point. Are there any climaxes in life, except for the sexual ones? Marvelous climaxes that tie everything together are for our convenience and entertainment. However, it's really not like life, is it?
I don't know. This season, every episode had to be watched at least twice to understand it. Like so many this year, this installment might grow on you. ns
Grand Funk Railroad Ahh, grea
June 10, 2007 - 21:41 ET by Dave RGrand Funk Railroad
Ahh, great band, they were. :-)
Build the damn fence, George!
Dave,Yes....I heard Mark Farn
June 10, 2007 - 22:06 ET by BlondeDave,
Yes....I heard Mark Farner on the morning drive about three weeks ago.
The guys got him to sing live on the air, acapella....he's still a great vocalist.
I have no idea whether they're doing any kind of a reunion tour....but I'd go see it.
Blonde,Yeah, I've been cruisi
June 10, 2007 - 23:02 ET by Dave RDreaded DP, this was.
Blonde,Yeah, I've been cruisi
June 10, 2007 - 23:05 ET by Dave RBlonde,
Yeah, I've been cruising down the road of musical nostaglia myself this weekend. Grand Funk was a band I had a great deal of respect for, but, as they were a little before my time, I never had the opportunity to catch them live. After all, live performance is what seperates those that can play from those who pretend they can, or wish they could, which brings me to these guys:
I am (along with my little brother) going to see Rush this Wednesday night, in what may very well be the last trip around the horn for them. They are the last real musical connection to my childhood, as most of the other bands I grew up with are pretty much gone now.
This will be the 15th time (+/-) I have seen them play live. I have broken out my entire Rush CD collection (which I replaced in its entirety a few years back when Neil Peart digitally re-mastered all of their recordings) and have been driving everyone around me nuts playing the heck out of them, particularly the live material, which is better than most band's studio efforts. :-)
Build the damn fence, George!
As a big fan of the show, I
June 10, 2007 - 21:12 ET by bobthemanAs a big fan of the show, I'm a tad disappointed with the last episode. One of the hallmarks of the show was it's unpredictable outcome... but the last espisode left me feeling a little empty. But I gotta say... what a great run for a great, one of a kind show.
Typical pushers...
June 10, 2007 - 21:17 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasTypical pushers...get you hooked and then start dealing you diluted and cut junk! It was a slow last go. I can tell you that there is a ton of footage left over. The flatline scence of Sil was in until the very last and it wasn't shown.
Of course the good stuff they'll push when it is box office time in 4-5 years and everyone needs/wants some more money.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
It was worse than a let down.
June 10, 2007 - 21:13 ET by Iron LadyIt was worse than a let down. They built the entire last scene as a hit, plus the never-ending scenes of Meadow trying to park the stupid car, the guy at the bar, carefully walking to the bathroom..... Then nothing.
I feel cheated - and conned.
Missing Ending?
June 10, 2007 - 21:20 ET by Repeal 16-17It looked like there was more footage, but then nothing. Could there have been a true ending that was removed by HBO and/or David Chase for some reason? Except for Phil being whacked (then squished), there was nothing other than loose ends. Does Tony get indicted? What happens to Phil's crew? What happens to Silvio? This is one of the worst endings to a TV series ever!
R 16-17
June 10, 2007 - 21:24 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasThat is because...it ISN'T THE END. Sil was filmed with his heartbeat monitor going flat and was there until apparently the last minute and wound up on the floor as well. But it is not the end.
But this ending was for the Bistro Critics and the Entertainment Elites who tomorrow are going to claim it was clever...not! But some people like their coffee cold.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Guy,I was sooooooo disappoint
June 10, 2007 - 21:34 ET by BEGRUNTGuy,
I was sooooooo disappointed, quite frankly it sucked, it left us all hanging. This was supposed complete closure to the series. BTW, my wife forgave me.......she agree's it sucks. Cheers, BEG.
I thought it was very cleve
June 11, 2007 - 11:04 ET by ArcherBI thought it was very clever. The tension in the burger joint has you watching everyone, knowing a hit can come at any minute. Everyone is looked at with suspicion; the guy with the ball cap who walked in, the guy at the bar... everyone! This is what Tony sees and will have to go through for the rest of his life. While tony is a survivor, for now, he will constantly be looking over his shoulder for that hit that may or may not ever come. The viewer got to see life through Tony's eyes. Even a simple night out with the family at a burger joint can endanger your life.
Life goes on for Tony, but it's not a life I would want because everything he does is life threatening.
OR...
Tony got whacked. Remeber "You never see it coming"? The final seen was viewed through Tony's eyes. How else do you show someone getting whacked when they "never saw it coming"?
Whichever it is, it is up to the viewer to decide.
If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out that of the other. --George Orwell
On the 19:41 post I told you
June 10, 2007 - 21:25 ET by Gat New YorkOn the 19:41 post I told you to “not be surprised if nothing happened and they all went on their merry way” since the show had become a bore anyway over the last few seasons.
Sopranos
June 10, 2007 - 21:46 ET by pocomocoI don’t watch the program at all. But, judging from the comments on this thread – the writers and producers should be ‘sleeping with the fishes’.
hehe ... the cat staring at t
June 10, 2007 - 21:48 ET by pmohbuckhehe ... the cat staring at the picture of christopher stole the show ... the tilt-of-the-head and the token "meow" was classic ... as well as the part when it plopped itself next to paulie outside satriale's.
my initial disappointment in the "cut-off" that ended the show, i look back and thought it was extremely exhilarating to experience the huge build-up, expecting meadow to walk in, only to see the rest of her family being shot to death ... i'm sure everyone watching the ending was expecting the worse ... then ... nothing. wow, what a classic ending. people will be talking "what if's" for years ... just like the Pine Barrens episode.
Pmoh
June 10, 2007 - 22:07 ET by Noel SheppardP,
Exactly. Or, what about that episode last season when Chris is at that restaurant in the country, and you're sure he's about to get whacked. Very Hitchcockian. ns
pm,You're right...I was so no
June 10, 2007 - 22:09 ET by Blondepm,
You're right...I was so nonplussed that I'd overlooked the cat.
When I saw him stare at the photo of Christopher...I'm thinking, "Wow, Morris joins the Sopranos".
Personally, I think Meadow sits down next to Tony, and the hit doesn't go down. That is, if it was a hit at all. As you say....the "what ifs" will be endless.
My take is that the last scen
June 10, 2007 - 23:46 ET by Bob McMy take is that the last scene is viewed from Tony's perspective, he's watching Meadow come through the door as ball-cap guy emerges from the bathroom and puts one in his head.
Remember last week when Bobby died Tony flashed back to a conversation they had while fishing where it was agreed that the one that gets you, you won't see coming.
Hey, that's good!
June 10, 2007 - 23:50 ET by BlondeHey, that's good!
Soooooooooooooo disappointed
June 11, 2007 - 00:26 ET by BondPlainBondSoooooooooooooo disappointed in the way the show ended. 80-some episodes and this was the best they could come up with? Watching the show this evening it felt like the entire cast was tired of the whole thing and didn't really give a rat's ass how it ended. That's gratitude for ya.
I haven't watched this epis
June 11, 2007 - 00:49 ET by sarcasmoI haven't watched this episode, but I'm glad to see so many Sopranos fans here, and to all of you I'll now gently point-out the obvious...The Sopranos couldn't have ever happened over the "public" airwaves under the censorious, expensive-to-taxpayers regime of the FCC. This show -- this art, in essence -- was only possible because someone took a risk that people like you would gladly chose every month to pay for uncensored content over cable, an unregulated medium, in addition to the taxes we all don't get to choose to pay every year to keep the FCC regulating content on other media. Think about it...
JMR
Sarc, thanks for pointing o
June 11, 2007 - 08:34 ET by MightyMouthSarc, thanks for pointing out that the current system IS working. Those who want to see shows like the Sopranos can do so by paying for them. The "public" in general has a watchdog for the public airways that keeps the "F" bomb off the TV so that 5 year olds don't have to come running to Mommy and Daddy crying "Mommy! Vinney just got f***ing whacked!!!
Yeah, I know Mommy and Daddy suck as parents because they let the kids watch such a show. But hey, as far as they knew...the kids were watching f***ing Goofy & Mickey when Dad went out to mow the grass and Mom started making lunch!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
If it truly "is"
June 11, 2007 - 09:16 ET by sarcasmoIf it truly "is" working, well, see the other thread above-linked. The free marketplace gave you video art like The Sopranos IN SPITE OF, and not in any way because of, what big government does via a bloated and corrupt FCC to the tragedy-of-the-commons called "public" airwaves. Once again, socialism doesn't work because if everyone owns something, nobody cares about it. It doesn't matter if the property in question is land or spectrum, the result is the same -- a worse environment in every sense of the word.
JMR
i am
June 11, 2007 - 08:55 ET by E4Pukei am cancelling my hbo subscription. i am not joking.
I admit the ending was a di
June 11, 2007 - 09:29 ET by dostrowI admit the ending was a disappointment but it still had pretty good content. after all there is very few mob shows that can climb to the heights of a Goodfellas or godfather. Its also special to me because of the locations that are all around me in nj. The restraunt in the final scene is basically just a little ice cream parlor in Bloomfield nj that i have gone to a lot since 1964. they also serve burgers & fries blt's etc and the they dont have any juke box's. I loved hearing the band vanilla fudge from the early 60's. every time i tried to point these little things out to my wife i was abruptly told to shut up-- I think the show was a huge hit because of gandolfini. without him it would be like All in The family without carrol o'connor
Anger at Sopranos!
June 11, 2007 - 09:48 ET by Noel SheppardFolks,
The public has spoken, and they didn't like it: http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/thats-what-we-were-waiting-for-angry-fans-crash-hbo-website/ ns
Sopranos
June 11, 2007 - 09:58 ET by Noel SheppardFolks,
Interesting quote from the above article:
Sopranos
June 11, 2007 - 10:21 ET by Noel SheppardFolks,
More critical reaction here: http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Television_44/The_Sopranos_ends_not_with_a_bang.asp
Sopranos
June 11, 2007 - 10:26 ET by Noel SheppardAnd more: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/11/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main2911724.shtml ns
I don’t know what all the w
June 11, 2007 - 12:05 ET by SpinyNormanI don’t know what all the whining is about. For starters, expecting “closure” to 6 seasons of unresolved issues from a 55 minute finale is naïve at best. Did anyone actually believe the missing Pine-Barrens Russian would walk through the diner door to settle the score? Or Tony would appear at work at the Newark Dept. of Sanitation and tell his follow garbagemen Pauly, Chris, Bobby and Silvio, “Boy, you wouldn’t believe the F’in dream I had last night?” Could the open ending be a setup for an upcoming movie (“Oh, the movie never ends -- It goes on and on and on and on” – Don’t Stop Believing) or a special deluxe DVD set with 3 alternate endings? Was Chase telling us that the NY-NJ thing WAS settled, but for the rest of his life T will need to look over his shoulder?
Or, and here’s where my money goes until I get to see it a 2nd time, did TV’s most solipsistic character, after seeing his life pass before him reading song-titles from the jukebox, take one in the side of the head from Members Only Boy returning from the bathroom and everything “faded to black” for the show as it did for the guy who, as Chrissy once said, thinks everything belongs to him?
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Spiny
June 11, 2007 - 12:52 ET by Noel SheppardSpiny,
Well, I think when people get an opportunity to see this again, they might come away with a different conclusion. After all, consider the poignant beauty of the final scene. Was there ever a scene in the previous episodes with that much tension? I don't think it's close. I was sweating bullets the whole time.
Also, why that restaurant? I don't believe there's been one scene with the family in that restaurant. And, what's the significance of them meeting in a '50s style diner, with Tony thumbing through song selections on an old-fashioned, at the table jukebox likely evoking memories of his past?
Furthermore, what was the deal with that cat and Chrissy's picture? And, given the problems that Chris and Paulie always had, it certainly was no coincidence that the only one who didn't like the cat was indeed Paulie, even though the cat seemed to like him. Great stuff.
Finally, I'm going to have to watch the earlier episode this season at Bobby's country home, but if they indeed spoke about being hit, and not even knowing it because the screen would just turn black, this really was a marvelous way to end the show as that scene represents truly delicious foreshadowing.
The more I'm thinking about this episode, and the way it closed, the more I'm liking it. ns
2 other issues. I wondered
June 11, 2007 - 14:02 ET by SpinyNorman2 other issues. I wondered how the cat got from the Bing to Satriani’s. If you recall, when Paulie was concerned with the cat staring at Crissy’s pic on the wall, T suggested that a Rat had crawled into the wall and died. When T leaves, the cat walks over and stares at Paulie (Is he the Rat?).
Also, I thought I had noticed the name Nick Leotardo in the credits as one of those in the diner. I need to check the Tivo, but if it was the Members Only dude, then I’d say case closed, no? BTW - It appears that there’s now some buzz that it was actually Nikki Leotardo (Phil’s nephew).
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Spiny
June 11, 2007 - 16:11 ET by Noel SheppardSpiny,
I just watched it again, and I don't believe the cat was ever at the Bing. I think that's Satriale's right from the start.
Checked credits, and it was Patty Leotardo.
Finally, when you watch it again, watch the final season in slow motion so that you can see all the titles in the jukebox. Besides the ones already mentioned, "Ive Got to be Me," "In a Lonely Place," "Only the Strong Survive," "Victim of Love," "This Magic Moment," "I'm Alive," "Somewhere in the Night," "Who Will You Run To," and "Magic Man (Live)." Also, even though he's turning the pages, the same songs are continually showing up. When he finally chooses "Don't Stop Believin'," the selection is "K1."
Delicious.
Lastly, of course the screen just goes black, because as this has always been from his perspective, when he gets taken out, it's over. How can we see anything else if his eyes are now closed due to his being dead.
Marvelous stuff that will eventually be appreciated in time as the best final episode of anything ever on television. ns
Okay, Noel.But as I pointed o
June 11, 2007 - 21:00 ET by BlondeOkay, Noel.
But as I pointed out last night....Grand Funk Railroad right before Phil got his head smushed....was a genius move!
And Little Feat...."All that you Dream"....which, I suspect may be the entire guts of the story. Interestling enough...no one pursued it today. I thought it was kind of a seminal moment....Tony pursuing his "dreams"....this with Junior...which, as I think about it, was a rather interesting moment.
Tony, after all, was a dreamer.
It doesn't matter one iota that his dreams were cut short by his bad behaviour and getting his life cut short in the diner. Which, I believe, is what happened.
Don't you remember his conversation w/Bobby...it's the one that you don't see coming that gets you?
Having said that, Noel....you're spot on (as usual). The Sopranos, (unlike the MsM) requires a second and third look to decipher.
I suppose I shall have to buy the entire series, and watch it again... to get it...but that was a really fun last episode. The more I think about it (and hear about it, i.e. on news radio)...the more brilliant it becomes. I'm liking it better by the minute.
Blonde,What Grand Funk song w
June 11, 2007 - 21:50 ET by Noel SheppardBlonde,
What Grand Funk song were they playing? I don't recall. Here are the lyrics to the Little Feat piece:
Can't be 'round this kind of show no more.
Is that Chase speaking, or Gandolfini? ns
Noel,You are entirely too muc
June 11, 2007 - 22:09 ET by BlondeNoel,
You are entirely too much! :D
I have about three or four different versions of this song....and Little Feat is probably my favorite of all time.
As you said last nite, I shall have to watch it again....but the GFR song was as Phil was pulling up to the pumps (before the big squish)....sorry, I've been at work all day, and haven't had a chance to review it. I'll watch it again...and get back to you.
Now....for a Little Feat trivia quiz....Mercenary Territory....wish you knew the Stooooory! LOL.
Tony got whacked last nite....and Noel...you were spot-on...it was brilliant. The more I think about the last episode (and yes, I was one of the 98 percent who freaked at the stupid "CABLE" going out at such a delicate moment, DAMMIT)...the more I know you were exactly correct about this last season...I just watched it....waiting for entertainment, instead of really watching.
Silly me, I'm a tad tired, and like my TV to be entertaining. But, upon second, third, and fifth review...I'm sure I'll think it's brilliant.
Rotten, Noel...you're making me think when I'd rather not!
Blonde
June 11, 2007 - 23:22 ET by Noel SheppardB,
Me? Make people think? Perish the thought.
That's been the point of this program since day one, although I must admit I didn't start watching it until the second season at the virtual gunpoint of my brother. Brothers are pretty cool, dontcha think?
Watched this episode for the third time, and the song playing in the car as Phil gets killed is Vanilla Fudge's "Keep Me Hangin' On," which, as you know, was important throughout this episode. Couldn't find Grand Funk. Doesn't mean it's not there, just couldn't find it.
That said, after watching it for a third time, I'm more convinced of its brilliance. These last four episodes have been shocking. Absolutely delicious. Those that are carping and whining have totally missed the beauty of this program, and only saw the violence.
This is similar to the folks that think the fighting in a hockey game is what makes the sport interesting.
What can I say? I prefer the skating, the passing, and the scoring. ns
Noel,Well, the Sopranos, in t
June 12, 2007 - 20:31 ET by BlondeNoel,
Well, the Sopranos, in toto, was a really fun run. And when the whole box set comes out...shall reside in my library.
I was just kind of an average viewer....watched it to see what happened.
But the more I think about the "end", and hear people yack about it (trust me when I tell you, there was BIG BUZZ) I love the ending. Particularly the big black out.
Ducks>>>>>Big Black Out. A modern mafia tale. LOL!
The end was classic. I suppose I was just in a state of shock after seeing it. But, upon reflection....perfection.
N,Reading the words....doesn'
June 11, 2007 - 22:18 ET by BlondeN,
Reading the words....doesn't work. You have to have the music.
One of my favorites of all time...Lowell George...wow!
"All....all that you dream....comes through shining the silver lining"
Positive words...and I'll have to go buy that CD again.
Thanks, tho, Noel for posting the words...I heard the song on the final episode..I'd forgotten how great LF is.
And to be such a good little corporate drone....Little Feat was my "takeaway".